Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

As you know, Carson does not watch TV or movies. Mark and I have been thinking about introducing a movie night that the 3 of us could enjoy. Carson has had the soundtrack to the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang for over a year. He loves the music and knows all the songs so we felt like this movie would be a good first choice. Last week, I told him that in addition to the music, there is also a movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. I told him that after we got Cameron to bed on Saturday night, we could have a movie night if he wanted to. He has been to plays, so I explained to him that it was like a play but it was on TV. I don't think he even realized that stories can be played out on TV.
He was happy about it and was thrilled when we made nutritional yeast popcorn - his favorite. We started the movie and although he enjoyed the songs and dancing, he did not enjoy the movie itself. We only watched half as it was getting late. I felt like this was a calm and easy movie to introduce to him, but I had no idea how upsetting it would be to him. There are moments when people are arguing (i.e. Mr. Potts and Truly in the beginning) that had him extremly upset. Also when the man wanted to buy old car No.3 to melt down into scrap metal, he lost it! He was crying and desperate to help the car. I felt so bad for him. There were parts that he enjoyed - like when Mr.Potts fixed the car up and the car drove on the water like a boat. Needless to say, he says that he does not like movies and that he would rather play.
Bottom line, I think that he is just too young for it and not emotionally mature enough. He just is not desensitized to it like many young children. I think that we might go ahead and stick to documentaries in the future.